Lead Software Engineer - Services Engineering (Fintech)

TL;DR

Lead Software Engineer - Services Engineering (Python/VueJS): Designing, building, and evolving scalable software solutions and tooling to improve operational efficiency and scalability across the Services platform with an accent on automating workflows and streamlining operational processes. Focus on leading technical implementation, contributing to complex codebases, and guiding architectural decisions for maintainability and long-term scalability.

Location: Must be based in New York, NY, USA or Norwalk, CT, USA.

Salary: $160,000.00 - $175,000.00

Company

hirify.global helps the financial community with digital platforms and enterprise solutions, providing financial data, analytics, and open technology to over 8,200 global clients.

What you will do

• Design, build, and evolve scalable software solutions and tooling for operational efficiency and platform scalability.
• Lead technical implementation of automation and tooling initiatives supporting managed and operational services growth.
• Contribute hands-on to complex codebases, system integrations, and critical production workflows.
• Partner with Product Management, Operations, and other engineering teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Participate in technical design reviews and guide architectural decisions for maintainability and scalability.
• Mentor and support other engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and best practice sharing.

Requirements

• 6–9 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on fullstack development experience with Python, VueJS/Typescript, and PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
• Solid foundation in system design and architecture for scalable, production-grade systems.
• Experience building or operating data-intensive, workflow-driven, or service-oriented platforms.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

Nice to have

• Experience designing and building chat-based interfaces, agent-driven systems, or conversational workflows.
• Experience with C# or NodeJS.
• Familiarity with patterns for orchestration, automation, and event-driven systems or cloud-native architectures.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to join an S&P 500 company recognized as a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor.
• Support for total well-being including health, life, and disability insurance, retirement plans, and a discounted employee stock purchase program.
• Paid time off for holidays, family leave, and company-wide wellness days.
• Flexible work accommodations to achieve work/life harmony.
• Career progression planning with dedicated time for learning and development.
• Access to Business Resource Groups for connection, growth, and belonging.